Exam 1

  1. Metainformation

    Tag Value
    fileReliability_eur-reliability-401-en_eur-reliability-401-en
    nameeur-reliability-401-en
    sectionReliability/Descriptives, Reliability/Analysis/Cronbach's alpha
    typenum
    solution53.189
    tolerance0
    TypeInterpreting output, Performing analysis
    ProgramSPSS
    LanguageEnglish
    LevelStatistical Literacy

    Question

    A researcher working at the psychology institute investigates alcohol abuse among adolescents. The researcher designed a questionnaire with 12 items using Likert scales ranging from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). An example of an item is: When I go out, I often consume more than 5 alcoholic beverages. The answers of 608 adolescent girls (1) and boys (2) to the 12 items are in the dataset. Note: higher scores on the questionnaire reflect more alcohol abuse.

    Conduct a reliability analysis. What is the scale variance when all the items are included? (3 decimals)

    Open the dataset below to answer this question:

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    Solution

    The scale variance when all items are included is 53.189 (ask for scale descriptives when conducting the reliability analysis).